2013-14Regular SeasonRound 6
November 20, 2013 CET: 18:00
Local time: 19:00 SAKU SUURHALL ARENA
Tanel Sokk - Kalev Cramo - EC13 (photo Kalev Cramo)Kalev Cramo Tallinn registered its first win in the 2013-14 Eurocup by edging Banvit Bandirma 75-72 in Group G in the Estonian capital on Wednesday. Kalev improved to 1-5 in Group G and grabbed its first Eurocup win since November 27, 2007, breaking an 11-game losing streak in the competition. Banvit dropped to 3-3 and now ties for third place with VEF Riga. Tanel Sokk paced the winners with 15 points. Vlad Moldoveanu and Frank Elegar each added 11 for Kalev. E.J. Rowland led Banvit with 20 points. Sammy Mejia added 17 while Ermal Kuqo had 11 for the guests, which led 42-44 right after the break. Moldoveanu and an outstanding Bamba Fall helped Kalev get its biggest lead, 60-49, at the end of the third quarter. Kalev still led 68-60 with under 6 minutes to go but Rowland, Kuqo and Chuck Davis brought Banvit as close as 73-72 with 20 seconds to go. Rain Veiderman made free throws and Rowland missed from downtown seconds before the buzzer.

Mejia and Dusan Cantekin shined early to give Banvit a 2-6 lead. Elegar and Armands Skele stepped up for Kalev and a three-pointer by Devin Gibson kept the hosts within 9-10. Elegar and Skele combined for all points in a 6-0 Kalev run that gave their team their first lead, 15-13. Mejia stepped up to make Banvit tie the game, 17-17, after 10 minutes. A put-back dunk by Drew Gordon and a layup by Kuqo restored a 19-21 Banvit edge early in the second quarter. Three-pointers by Sokk and Veideman made Kalev regain the lead, 29-25, soon after that. Kuqo and Rowland stepped up for Banvit and a layup by Mejia gave the guests a 35-36 edge. A jumper by Gibson and a triple by Indrek Kajupank put Kalev back ahead, 40-38, at halftime. Mejia, Rowland and Davis made Banvit get a 42-44 edge after the break. Fall, Skele and Kajupank stepped up to give Kalev a 49-45 lead right after that. Moldoveanu and Fall soon made it a double-digit game, 60-49, at the end of the third quarter. Banvit improved its defense early in the fourth quarter and a 2-9 run which Mejia capped with a jumper brought the guests as close as 62-58. Moldoveanu sank free throws and back-to-back baskets by Sook gave Kalev fresh air, 68-60, with under 6 minutes left. Rowland, Kuqo and Davis managed to bring Banvit back in the game, 70-68, with under 3 minutes to go. A layup by Davis made it a one-point game, 73-72, with 20 seconds left. Veideman made free throws and Rowland missed from downtown almost at the buzzer.
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
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Referees: HIERREZUELO, DANIEL; CORTES, CARLOS; OZOLS, ARNIS
Attendance: 1400 (Tentative)
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Kalev Cramo Tallinn
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Player Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
5 SOKK, TANEL 25:09 15 6/11 1/2   1 2 3 1 1 1     4 1 10
6 VEIDEMAN, RAIN 24:57 9 2/3 1/2 2/2 1 3 4             3 14
7 GIBSON, DEVIN 14:51 7 2/3 1/2   2   2 3 2 3     2 1 8
9 MANGELSOO, KRISTO DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
12 KAJUPANK, INDREK 23:55 8 1/3 2/3         2 1       4   4
14 MOLDOVEANU, VLAD 23:36 11 2/5 1/3 4/4 2 3 5 1   1     2 3 12
15 ELEGAR, FRANK 31:16 11 5/7   1/3 3 4 7     1     4 3 12
22 SKELE, ARMANDS 31:08 8 4/10 0/2     4 4 5 2 1   1 3 2 8
23 RAADIK, TOOMAS DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
24 FALL, BAMBA 25:08 6 2/6   2/2 2 2 4     4 2   1 4 7
33 KITSING, KRISTJAN DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Team           1 2 3               3
Totals 200:00 75 24/48 6/14 9/11 12 20 32 12 6 11 2 1 20 17 78
        50% 42.9% 81.8%
Head coach: VARRAK, ALAR
Min: Minutes played; Pts: Points; 2FG M-A: 2-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); 3FG M-A: 3-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); FT M-A: Free Throws (Made-Attempted); Rebounds: O (Offensive), D (Defensive), T (Total); As: Assists; St: Steals; To: Turnovers; Bl: Blocks (Fv: In Favor / Ag: Against); Fouls: Cm (Commited), Rv (Received); PIR: Performance Index Rating
Banvit Bandirma
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Player Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
4 ROWLAND, EARL 36:51 20 7/9 2/5   2 4 6 5 2 3     1 4 28
5 ULUSOY, ISMAIL CEM DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
7 EDGE, SAFAK DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
8 DAVIS, CHUCK 27:26 9 4/11   1/2 4 3 7   2     2 2 4 10
9 MEJIA, SAMMY 32:44 17 7/12 0/1 3/4 1 7 8 1 1 3 1   2 5 21
10 MARKOVIC, STEFAN 23:18     0/1         4   1     2    
11 CANTEKIN, DUSAN 10:03 5 2/2   1/2   1 1           2 1 4
23 KUQO, ERMAL 21:54 11 4/8 0/1 3/4 4 1 5   1 1     3 4 11
24 PREPELIC, KLEMEN 11:11     0/4             1     1   -6
32 GORDON, DREW 10:41 2 1/2 0/1   1 2 3     1       1 3
41 OZER, CEVHER 4:26 1 0/1   1/2                 1   -2
44 VEYSELOGLU, ERKAN 21:26 7 2/4 1/1     2 2     1     3 1 4
Team           2   2               2
Totals 200:00 72 27/49 3/14 9/14 14 20 34 10 6 11 1 2 17 20 75
        55.1% 21.4% 64.3%
Head coach: ITOUDIS, DIMITRIS

Head Coaches

VARRAK, ALAR
Kalev Cramo Tallinn
"We managed to play good today all 40 minutes, we didn't have those minutes today where we totally collapse. We played as a team, all the players contributed."
ITOUDIS, DIMITRIS
Banvit Bandirma
"I want to congratulate Kalev. They wanted this game more than we did and they deserved to win tonight. We weren’t mentally present tonight. Now we have to defend our home court in the coming games."

Players

SOKK, TANEL
Kalev Cramo Tallinn
"We don’t have much experience in winning close games, so I'm very happy we did tonight! I want to say good words about my teammates, because nobody has emotionally given up after the tough losses we had recently; everyone always comes to win!"
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